AIRLIFE Denver - Non-injury incident

Date: 11/11/2007  1325 MST

Program: AIRLIFE Denver
	501 E. Hampden Avenue
	Englewood, CO 80113
	

Type: Lear Jet 25
Tail #: 600GM
Operator/Vendor: International Jet Aviation

Weather: Clear. Not a factor

Team: 2 Pilots, 2 Flight Nurses. No injuries reported. No patient. 

Description: 
	On 11-11-07 on take off from Centennial Airport (APA), Englewood, CO
	enroute for an inter-facility transport, with the primary/high-risk OB
	team on board, Lear Jet 600GM made an emergency landing due to
	illumination of the left engine fire warning light.  The pilots
	reported the preflight check on the ground at APA was normal and that
	there were no indications of an issue prior to the warning light
	illumination.  The take off was normal and then at between 50-100 feet
	off the ground, while still on a runway heading, the left engine fire
	warning light illuminated.  The pilots initiated standard emergency
	procedures, including a request for emergency landing and notification
	of the flight crew.  The tower and 2 other aircraft in the air with
	visual on the jet indicated no visible smoke.  At the same time,
	according to the emergency checklist procedure, first the left engine
	was throttled back to idle, but light remained illuminated.  The
	pilots initiated a left downwind turn back towards the airport and
	given clearance for any runway, while other aircraft remained in
	pattern holds.  Continuing with the emergency checklist, at
	approximately 500-600 feet off the ground, the left engine was then
	shut down, but the light remained illuminated.  Next the first fire
	extinguisher was discharged into the left engine.  Waiting the
	standard 15-20 seconds after discharging the first extinguisher and
	continuing with short final for the runway, the light was still
	illuminated, so the second fire extinguisher was discharged again to
	the left engine.  Shortly thereafter, the aircraft landed safely and
	the pilots were able to shut it down just off the runway.  Parker Fire
	and South Metro Aircraft Rescue Fire (ARF) equipment and airport
	operations (Ops 5) responded at Alert level 2 according to procedure. 
	 A PAIP was activated, however due to the short timing of the
	in-flight portion of the incident (less than 2 minutes), this occurred
	immediately after the crew landed safely and could notify the
	communications center via cell phone.  The original patient flight was
	then immediately turned over to another FW provider in the service
	area.  The aircraft was taken out of service and the back up jet was
	placed in service within about an hour.  The flight nurse crew was
	placed on timeout for the remainder of their shift.  A debriefing
	occurred within an hour of the incident.  No trends were identified.  

Additional Info: 
	A post-incident maintenance inspection of 600GM is still being
	conducted.  Representatives for International Jet Aviation, the
	aircraft vendor and operational control for the flight were in contact
	with the FAA/NTSB regarding the incident within minutes of the
	landing.  

Source: Jana Williams; Program Director

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